During the epidemic, the movie theaters on the island set off a wave of old films, "The Last Emperor" re-released 10 days at the box office 6.5 million
[Global Times Comprehensive Report] Affected by the new crown pneumonia epidemic, many film and television crews stopped filming, and new Hollywood films have also been released. The island’s theaters are eager to make films, and unexpectedly contributed to the resurgence of classic old films.
According to a report from Taiwan’s United News Network on the 3rd, since April, more than 100 movies have been screened every week in April, and as many as 140 in May, many of which are "classic re-released movies." The box office is also particularly eye-catching, even better than Many new films are still outstanding. Following the release of "Farewell My Concubine" and "Dancing in the Dark", which won the best film at the Cannes Film Festival, the Italian business card "Perfect Stranger", which was remade by more than 10 countries, began to be released in Tainan in April. Among the many classic reruns, "The Last Emperor" is the most popular among the audience on the island. The film was the first movie in Taiwan's film history to break the box office by more than 100 million yuan, and now the digitally restored version returns to the big screen to set a new record again. As of May 24, 10 days after the release of "The Last Emperor", the total box office in Taiwan reached 6.5 million yuan (NTD, the same below), and the 2.5 million yuan box office red disk was opened in the first weekend, even more than "Farewell My Concubine", and even has history and The Chinese teacher analyzes the plot in the classroom, making this classic accident an important teaching material for extracurricular assistance. After the film, the classic movie "Lover of Fire" will be released on June 5 on the whole Taiwan. In July, it will be the classic Japanese animated film "Blue Fear" that will meet the Taiwanese audience.
In the early years, the Taiwanese film market often saw reruns of old films, such as "Gone with the Wind" and "Roman Holidays". Almost every rerun will have an excellent box office without losing new films, especially the former has an undefeated position on the island. However, with the rise of home audio-visual equipment and cable movie channels, Taiwan has not re-released old films for a long time. In recent years, only a few films have returned to the big screen. Until this year due to the impact of the epidemic, the re-tide of old films Start again. Some analysts say that the world has faced various challenges in recent years, including population explosions, energy crises, and wrestling between big powers. Some of them are brand new problems, and some are familiar. Classic movies can cause people to think. For example, after the classic war film "Schindler's List" was re-released last year, it was re-released in Taiwan this year. In addition, for many young audiences, classic films are still "new films", and they are even younger than these films. "The film has thus become a communication medium for different generations, and the movie theater is a place for communication. The social significance of watching movies lies in this". (Cheng Dong)